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Brasov vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary

Brasov is 14.9% more expensive than Mexico City.

Restaurants: pay 51.4% more in Brasov
Groceries: pay 14.7% less in Brasov
Transportation: pay 31.2% more in Brasov
Housing: pay 36.6% more in Brasov
Childcare: pay 10.8% less in Brasov
Entertainment and Sports: pay 20.1% more in Brasov
Clothing: pay 9.2% less in Brasov

The cost of restaurants, housing, transportation, and entertainment and sports in Brasov are more expensive than in Mexico City. Expenses including groceries, childcare, and clothing are lower in Brasov.

Brasov vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Brasov instead of Mexico City, you would:

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pay 51.4% more for restaurants

	Mexico City	Brasov
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.93 MX$204.83	$9.70 RON46.78	-2.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.45 MX$153.62	$7.00 RON33.79	-6.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.08 MX$22.27	$1.94 RON9.36	+79.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.77 MX$15.94	$1.81 RON8.73	+134.2%
Average			+51.4%

Mexico City vs. Brasov - Cost of restaurants

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pay 14.7% less for groceries

	Mexico City	Brasov
Bread 1 loaf	$2.45 MX$50.59	$1.26 RON6.08	-48.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.87 MX$100.40	$4.03 RON19.42	-17.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.51 MX$113.62	$5.65 RON27.28	+2.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.18 MX$45.03	$3.18 RON15.34	+45.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.57 MX$73.66	$2.93 RON14.14	-17.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.22 MX$25.20	$0.53 RON2.58	-56.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.67 MX$13.81	$0.73 RON3.50	+8.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 MX$16.48	$0.69 RON3.33	-13.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.83 MX$17.07	$1.06 RON5.10	+27.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 MX$17.56	$0.43 RON2.07	-49.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.83 MX$17.07	$0.47 RON2.26	-43.5%
Average			-14.7%

Mexico City vs. Brasov - Cost of groceries

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pay 31.2% more for transportation

	Mexico City	Brasov
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.64 MX$95.67	$5.62 RON27.14	+21.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$17.87 MX$368.69	$17.24 RON83.17	-3.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,615.02 MX$384,053.88	$26,003.12 RON125,465.04	+39.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.47 MX$71.69	$5.82 RON28.07	+67.4%
Average			+31.2%

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pay 36.6% more for housing

	Mexico City	Brasov
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.38 MX$502.98	$8.81 RON42.51	-63.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$893.52 MX$18,434.59	$543.66 RON2,623.15	-39.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$544.24 MX$11,228.34	$384.66 RON1,856.01	-29.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$30.31 MX$625.36	$114.84 RON554.11	+278.9%
Average			+36.6%

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pay 10.8% less for childcare

	Mexico City	Brasov
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$381.33 MX$7,867.29	$403.19 RON1,945.40	+5.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,426.99 MX$173,860.58	$6,126.45 RON29,560.10	-27.3%
Average			-10.8%

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pay 20.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Mexico City	Brasov
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.73 MX$56.33	$2.59 RON12.48	-5.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.01 MX$62.02	$2.97 RON14.31	-1.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.92 MX$80.91	$5.39 RON25.99	+37.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$53.69 MX$1,107.64	$51.53 RON248.65	-4.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.96 MX$102.41	$8.62 RON41.59	+73.6%
Average			+20.1%

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pay 9.2% less for clothing

	Mexico City	Brasov
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.36 MX$1,162.69	$53.97 RON260.40	-4.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.06 MX$847.11	$40.57 RON195.73	-1.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.99 MX$1,897.94	$78.28 RON377.68	-14.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.93 MX$1,896.63	$76.81 RON370.61	-16.4%
Average			-9.2%

Mexico City vs. Brasov - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: January 2025

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